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Cooley Leads in Assembly Dist. 8

Barbara Ortega and Peter Tateishi were neck and neck for second as of about 12:00 a.m. Wednesday.

Voters in the newly formed 8th Assembly District will vote for one of three candidates on Tuesday June 5, with the top two moving on to the general election in November.

The top two can come from any political party.

The new Assembly district includes Carmichael, Rosemont, Citrus Heights, Rancho Cordova and Arden Arcade.

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Here are the most recent results:

ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 8 (286 of 339 precincts reported)

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Ken Cooley: 18,733

  • 43.3%

: 9,232

  • 21.3%

Barbara Ortega: 9,095

  • 21.0%

John Thomas Flynn: 2,859

  • 6.6%

Janice Marlae Bonser: 2,009

  • 4.6%

Phillip Tufi: 1,321

  • 3.1%

Source: California Secretary of State website, unofficial results                       

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